Planets
How many planets are there?
8
False.
What does inherited mean?
Passed down from an organism's parents.
______ is any living thing.
Organism
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, liquid & gas
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are what kind of planets?
Rocky or Terrestrial
What occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth?
A Solar Eclipse
How are inherited traits and acquired traits different?
Inherited traits come from your parents, but acquired traits are chosen or happen through experience.
What does extinct mean?
What is it called when a solid turns into a liquid?
Melting
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are what kind of planets?
Gas
Earth's 23.5 degree tilt causes what?
The Seasons.
Your eye color and hair color are examples of what?
Inherited traits
What may have caused 75% of Earth’s organisms to become extinct approximately 65 million years ago?
A meteor.
What is it called when a liquid turns into a gas?
Evaporation
What orbits between Mars and Jupiter?
The Asteroid Belt
What occurs when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon?
A Lunar Eclipse
Tattoos and scars are examples of what?
Acquired traits
What is a fossil?
Evidence of an organism that lived in the past.
What is is called when a liquid turns into a solid?
Freezing
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the difference between revolution and rotation?
Revolution is moving around another object. Rotation is spinning in place on an axis.
What is the difference between a trait and a behavior?
A trait is a physical thing and a behavior is an action.
What are the 2 main kinds of fossils called?
Mold and Cast
What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid?
Condensation